Nickname: Sonbo
Home town: Maroochydore
Place of residence: Canberra
Occupation: Sports Media Liaison at the Australian Institute of Sport
Club: Canberra Rowing Club
Began rowing: 2001
Date of birth: 24/1/80
Height: 181cm
Weight: 74kg
Favourite food: Sushi/Turkish
Favourite book: Positive affirmations
Favourite movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Personal achievements: Being able to progress both my professional media career at the same time as rowing at the Australian Representative Level
School: Maroochydore State High School, Qld
Current coach: Lyall McCarthy
Institute/Academy: AIS
Rowing career highlight(s): 2005 World Championships Gold medal W8+; 2006 Australian Championships Gold medal W2X; and winning gold at the 2006 Australian selection trials in the W1X, 2006 World Championships Bronze W4X
Professional goals: To be versatile enough to travel wherever I want in the world as a freelance writer
Sporting hero: Anyone who can smile in the face of adversity
Interests: Cooking, writing, craft, picnics
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